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About as reasonable a take as you can get. Can you elaborate on the cooking though? I've seen that mentioned here a couple of times, and I'm not sure I follow.
by bmitc 4y ago
About as reasonable a take as you can get.
Can you elaborate on the cooking though? I've seen that mentioned here a couple of times, and I'm not sure I follow. I'm from a Fahrenheit country and my wife from a Celsius country, and it's never caused any issues or confusion in the kitchen. But maybe you mean also for the volumetric measurements as well (or primarily)?
- GuB-42 4y agoIt is not about confusion, it is about convenience. I like the idea that water boils at 100°C since it is maybe the most important temperature in cooking. I like the fact that I can measure 500mL of water on a scale as 500g (and other liquids with a small error). Small details that make it more convenient in metric. But there is something else, and I am asking you the question. Since you and your wife live in countries with different unit systems, isn't problem when doing each others recipes? I mean I live in Europe, and if the recipe calls for 4 ounces of butter, I don't have a 4 ounces stick of butter, I have a 125g stick, which is not exactly that. A quart of milk is not exactly the liter I have. And my oven doesn't do 350°F, it does 180°C which is not exactly the same. In the end, I will have to adjust the recipe to my standards, and things may be lost (or gained) in translation, but it won't be the same.
- Symbiote 4y agoFor what it's worth, if looking for an English recipe I just add "UK" to my search to avoid American measurements. I find British recipes are also less likely to require some processed American ingredient unavailable in the EU. ("Add the miracle whip," what?)